Defiant Iraq Rebuffs Allied Missile Ultimatum
Iraq rejects the coalition demand to remove surface to air missiles from southern Iraq by Friday 5 30 p m EST claiming the right to deploy air defenses and warning that any aggression would violate international law The U N earlier delivered the ultimatum from the United States Britain France and Russia to Iraqi Ambassador Nizar Hamdoon for action by Friday.
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Cyprus
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France
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Aziz
U.S
Saddam
Hussein
United Nations
Nizar Hamdoon
Aikenite Signs Pact With Reds
Cincinnati Reds deny race influenced the hiring of Tommy Dunbar the third black coach to join under owner Marge Schott Dunbar 33 previously with the Rangers from 1983 to 85 was named manager of the Reds Appalachian League team in Princeton Wyoming He replaces Sam Mesias who left for the Seattle Mariners.
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Marge Schott
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Reds
Princeton
Aiken Triple Crown Opens March Thirteen
The Aiken Triple Crown kicks off March 13 with the 51st Aiken Trials at the Aiken Training Center on Two Notch Road. The event, sponsored by the Aiken Jaycees, showcases two and three year olds ahead of spring races in other states.
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Dizzy Gillespie Remembered In Cheraw South Carolina
Cheraw native Dizzy Gillespie remembered for start in third grade with a friend's trumpet. The jazz great died at 75 in New Jersey hospital from pancreatic cancer, leaving a legacy of humor and showmanship that popularized jazz.
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Rade
Alice Wilson
Florence
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Arts Council
Sarah Sprull
South Carolina sees record drop in highway deaths
Preliminary figures show 794 highway deaths in 1992, the lowest in a decade and down 27 percent since 1987. Highway safety director Max Young notes improved driving, tougher laws, better enforcement, and safety campaigns as factors.
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HB-Line Restart Ordered Despite Suit in Columbia
Secretary James D. Watkins restarts the HB-Line at Savannah River Site amid a Columbia court challenge. DOE says the original safety finding stands and the nuclear facility faces no further safety board recommendations. The Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board concluded plutonium processing poses no public health threat. The Energy Research Foundation asks a district court to block the restart and seek an Environmental Impact Statement.
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Community rally honors victims and pushes drunk driving reform
Quote from organizer Young highlights relentless efforts by Mothers Against Drunk Driving and Students Against Drunk Driving to remove drunk drivers from roads. The remarks credit advocacy groups for ongoing public safety campaigns and awareness initiatives.
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SRS Transition To Be Examined In 5 Part Series
Aiken Standard launches a five part series Life After the Cold War on the Savannah River Site. It will review SRS history current challenges and future prospects with analysis of DOE and Martin Marietta Energy Systems operations at Oak Ridge Tennessee. Interviews with DOE Manager Peter M. Hekman Jr. and Westinghouse Savannah River Co. President Ambrose L. Schwallie accompany the feature.
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Martin Marietta Energy Systems
Oak Ridge, Tenn
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Ambrose L. Schwallie
Call Us With News Ideas at 648 2311
Readers are invited to share news tips and story ideas by calling 648 2311 to reach the newsroom and provide information or suggestions for coverage. This prompt encourages community tips and local leads.
Deaths in multiple Georgia and South Carolina towns
Obituary notices list Johnathan Chinn Lincolnton GA Ramona R Crites North Augusta Harriett Deams Greenwood Sammie Buck Frierson Sumter Evens Smith Washington H C with death notices from regional communities. This compact roster names several residents across Georgia and South Carolina in a local death roundup.
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Johnathan Chinn
Lincolnton
Ramona R. Crites
North Augusta
Harriett Deams
Greenwood
Sammie (Buck) Frierson
Sumter
Evens Smith
Washington, H.C
Elvis Presley Stamp Debuts Nationwide On January 8
The U S Postal Service begins selling Elvis Presley stamps at 12 noon on Friday January 8 Elvis birthday with first come first served distribution at post offices nationwide. Laurens Street post office reports about 16000 stamps in stock limit two sheets per customer per visit and orders available via 1 800 STAMP24.
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